Zduńska Wola County Explained

Zduńska Wola County
Native Name:Powiat zduńskowolski
Settlement Type:County
Total Type:Total
Image Map1:Powiat_zduńskowolski.svg
Map Caption1:Division into gminas
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Łódź
Area Total Km2:369.19
Population Total:67704
Population As Of:2006
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:46377
Population Blank1 Title:Rural
Population Blank1:21327
Coor Pinpoint:Zduńska Wola
Coordinates:51.6°N 76°W
Seat:Zduńska Wola
Parts Type:Gminas
Parts:Total 4 (incl. 1 urban)
P1:Zduńska Wola
P2:Gmina Szadek
P3:Gmina Zapolice
P4:Gmina Zduńska Wola
Blank Name:Car plates
Blank Info:EZD
Website:http://www.powiatzdunskowolski.pl

Zduńska Wola County (Polish: powiat zduńskowolski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Łódź Voivodeship, central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Zduńska Wola, which lies 41km (25miles) south-west of the regional capital Łódź. The only other town in the county is Szadek, lying 120NaN0 north of Zduńska Wola.

The county covers an area of 369.19km2. As of 2006 its total population is 67,704, out of which the population of Zduńska Wola is 44,370, that of Szadek is 2,007, and the rural population is 21,327.

Neighbouring counties

Zduńska Wola County is bordered by Poddębice County to the north, Łask County to the east and Sieradz County to the west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into four gminas (one urban, one urban-rural and two rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

GminaTypeArea
(km2)
Population
(2006)
Seat
Zduńska Wolaurban24.644,370 
Gmina Zduńska Wolarural111.511,256Zduńska Wola *
Gmina Szadekurban-rural152.07,350Szadek
Gmina Zapolicerural81.14,728Zapolice
  • seat not part of the gmina

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